June 03, 2021 | 19:58 (GMT+7)
Final preparations for ADMM-15 and eighth ADMM+ reviewed
PANO - The ASEAN Senior Defense Officers’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) convened via a video conference on June 2 under the chair of Haji Adi Ihram bin DP Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Policy and Strategy at the Brunei Defense Ministry, head of Brunei’s ADSOM WG.
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Lt. Gen. Vu Chien Thang, Head of Vietnam’s ADSOM WG attending the virtual event from Hanoi |
Lieutenant General Vu Chien Thang, Director of the Department of Foreign Relations under the Vietnamese Defense Ministry, Head of Vietnam’s ADSOM WG participated in the event from Hanoi.
The meeting aimed to review the final preparations, including the agendas and contents, for the 15th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-15) and the eighth ADMM Plus (ADMM+) slated for June 15 and 16.
Delegates discussed and agreed on the joint statements of the ADMM-15 slated for June 15 and the eighth ADMM+ slated for June 16. They also reached a consensus on the agendas and working programs of the two meetings.
They agreed on the organization of informal meetings between ASEAN Defense Ministers and partners on the sidelines of the two events. The agreement was then reported to ADSOM according to ASEAN’s procedures.
Translated by Mai Huong